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Earlier this year, I was given an advanced look at beta firmware with the Neato D7. Inside this beta firmware was support for Siri Shortcuts. You might be asking yourself: why do I need a vacuum cleaner with Siri support? Since I’ve never used this robot without Siri support, I’ll explain some of the ways I am using it. In my quest to build an entire home with Apple supported smart home products, using a Neato vacuum cleaner was something I never considered until I started to work through it in my head....

I have tried several different Internet streaming set top boxes. From the Apple TV, the Sony SMP-N200, the Xbox 360 and others. The one I use the most is my Roku 2 XS. It includes a plethora of channels in the store and several hidden channels you can add. But, sometimes you want to access your own local media. From the Roku main menu, go into the Channel Store. Under the Photos & Video or Music section select Roku USB Media Player....

Queer Eye season 2 episode 4 gave viewers a major twist ending. Queer Eye is a reboot of the 2003 series of the same name and follows the Fab Five, consisting of culture expert Karamo, designer Bobby, cook Antoni, stylist Tan and grossing specialist Jonathan as they help give people a total makeover. This extends beyond new clothes and redesigning their house, with the show also giving a focus to positive self-image and tackling issues that might be holding them back either personally or professionally....

Wifi has become an integral part of our daily life as we rely on it heavily due to its reliability and faster connection and of course, it is cheaper than mobile data. But it literally puts life on hold when it doesn’t work or the internet is inaccessible and you spend all your energy trying to rectify it or get connected to. So, are you facing trouble with your Gome Wifi problem?...

Since her first appearance in Resident Evil 2, Claire Redfield has been a mainstay in the franchise. The younger sister of first game protagonist Chris has appeared in multiple games, movies, comics, and more. Most recently she starred in the Resident Evil 2 Remaster. Considering that the character has been around for more than two decades at this point, it stands to reason that there are things about her that even fans of the series might not know....

At CES today, Logitech subsidiary Ultimate Ears (UE) announced its Megaboom Bluetooth speaker. Yes, it is a bigger, louder version of the popular UE Booms. That means it comes with apps that do things like equalize, set alarms and pair to stereo, with new features added all the time. The Megaboom also shares the 100-foot Bluetooth range and ability to pair with up to 8 devices with its smaller sibling....

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is finally out in theatres across the globe, bringing an end to a story that has spanned 42 years and more than 10 movies so far. Despite it being the final installment of the Skywalker Saga, it also serves up new characters for main protagonists Kylo Ren, Rey, Finn and, Poe Dameron to interact with. We’re now going to rank the characters who made their debuts during the blockbuster, starting with who we liked the least....

You can add Roseanne to the growing pile of 1980s and/90s TV shows that are making a comeback. For nine seasons, the popular sitcom detailed the none-too-glamorous daily travails of the Conners, a working-class family scraping by in a small town in Illinois. Infused with star Roseanne Barr’s particular brand of humor, which she developed during a successful stand-up career, Roseanne was notable for its believable depiction of lower-class family life in middle-America; a subject that had seldom been tackled on network TV (and hasn’t been tackled that much since)....

Microsoft’s object linking and embedding for database (OLE DB) providers can create connections to non-SQL Server data sources. Unlike the older ODBC standard, OLE DB can also connect to some non-relational data sources, such as Active Directory. The OLE DB providers make the non-relational data appear relational. This means that SQL Server can query the contents of an Active Directory domain, which is structured like a tree, and not a flat table....

Quitting Facebook could soon be easier as the company begins testing a tool to allow you to export your photos and videos to other social media platforms… Facebook and other online services have been under pressure for some time to ensure users can easily switch platforms by transferring their uploaded data between services. Failure to allow this could see dominant players like Facebook fall foul of antitrust laws. Five tech giants have so far signed up to an open-source standard for data portability known as the Data Transfer Project (DTP)....

Original story from Electrek. Digital license plates are a relatively new concept that could open up the transport industry to an array of new features. Beyond the Big Brother-like properties the implementation of the technology could enable, like location tracking or alerts for expired registrations, it could also greatly facilitate fleet management and transfer of ownership – things that are crucial for the future of mobility to embrace autonomous driving and ride-sharing....

While we’ve long known that Apple is planning to introduce a budget-friendly 6.1-inch LCD iPhone this year, a report this evening indicates the device will feature a “Full Active LCD” from Japan Display… According to a report from supply chain outlet Macotakara, the 6.1-inch iPhone will use a Full Active Display from Japan Pixels that features a “Japan Pixel Eyes” touch sensor. With a Full Active Display, manufacturers are able to achieve ultra-small bezels, down to as low as 0....

Although the Apple event scheduled for tomorrow has been colloquially labelled as a ‘new Mac’ unveiling, it appears Apple will be talking about some other things as well. USA Today is reporting that Apple is preparing to unveil a new app for Apple TV, which will give users personalised TV shows recommendations. The app will contextually suggest TV shows to watch based on their existing viewing habits and content subscriptions....

Since we first heard rumors that Microsoft was working on Office for iOS as far back as 2011 and got a look at alleged leaked images of an iPad app that Microsoft later denied were real, every couple of months we’ve seen reports that say the app is coming soon. First it was November 2012, then early 2013, and others claimed “sometime after” March 2013. The latest rumor: Microsoft has Office for iPhone and Android is scheduled for fall 2014....

Back in 1992, Quentin Tarantino burst onto the independent cinema scene with Reservoir Dogs, his ultraviolent feature debut. As a heist movie that doesn’t actually show the heist, Reservoir Dogs emerged as a different kind of crime thriller – one that immediately gripped young moviegoers. It harked back to the earliest genre movies, placed in a heightened reality. Influences on the film’s style range from Jean-Luc Godard’s French New Wave classics to John Woo’s high-octane action thrillers....

I keep a box with around 20 iPad styluses next to my desk, so every time a new stylus arrives, I can easily compare it against its predecessors and rivals. There hasn’t been much functional innovation in the category for a couple of years, but stylus form factors, batteries, and buttons have changed, generally getting simpler and smaller after each generation. Even so, Adonit’s new Jot Dash ($50) surprised me. It comes less than 6 months after the release of Jot Script 2 (reviewed here), but looks and feels a lot different from its predecessor....

Historically, I have flitted between many different routers. I used AirPort Extreme for a while, and then a variety of third-party options. A couple of years ago, mesh WiFi became a popular buzzword. I kind of passed it over, thinking it was more of a marketing gimmick, but I recently got the chance to review one such mesh WiFi system. I was pleasantly surprised with how good it was. Read on for my my hands-on with the Netgear Orbi mesh WiFi system....

Reed Morano’s The Rhythm Section teases a James Bond-like movie franchise, but will a sequel, The Rhythm Section 2, actually be released anytime soon? Based on Mark Burnell’s eponymous novel, the spy thriller stars Blake Lively as a vengeful assassin. The Rhythm Section follows Stephanie Patrick, a woman traumatized after her entire family dies in a plane crash. After learning about a conspiracy associated with the tragedy, she trains to become an elite assassin while searching for the truth....

Paramount Pictures drops a new The Rhythm Section trailer, one that clarifies the title and contrasts slightly in tone from the previously released Rhythm Section trailer. Directed by Reed Morano, the revenge thriller stars Blake Lively. The Rhythm Section is based on Mark Burnell’s 1999 novel of the same name. The Rhythm Section follows Stephanie Patrick (Lively), a woman who attempts to unravel mysteries associated with a plane crash that killed her entire family....

The debate of Rey’s parentage/lineage raged on for years in the Star Wars fandom. The main hero of the sequel trilogy had a phenomenal arc throughout the said trilogy and a lot of it boiled down to her journey to find her place in the universe and come to terms with who she is while she trains in the Force and discovers herself. This journey came to an end in The Rise Of Skywalker where it was revealed that she was a Palpatine....